by Helen Kain | Oct 19, 2022 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Traditional Chocolate Chip Cookies rank first among the top five best-loved cookies, according to a recent survey. The sweet, crisp, caramelized body of the cookie contrasts beautifully with the bittersweet chocolate chips for a sublime combination of flavours. Peanut...
by Helen Kain | Mar 28, 2022 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Easter, Spring Recipes
Buttery, crisp sugar cookies are welcome at any time of year. Fail-safe and endlessly adaptable, here they are decorated with Royal icing before edible transfer paper adds the final festive touch. Print clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag...
by Helen Kain | Feb 26, 2022 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Winter Recipes
If you love lemon meringue pie and lemon curd, you’ll adore lemon squares. They’re a cinch to make, but don’t neglect to take the few extra minutes to thicken the filling on the stovetop before layering it over the partially baked shortbread. You...
by Helen Kain | Aug 4, 2021 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Oatmeal lends virtue to anything that contains it. On its own, it’s a delicious and nutritious breakfast. But gussy it up with a little flour and butter, and it’s still darned healthy. At least, that’s what I tell myself. It could even be true! Print...
by Helen Kain | Jul 25, 2021 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Summer Recipes
How much fun is it to make your own ice-cream sandwiches? A lot more fun than I anticipated! When I was home in Canada in June, they were in such popular demand with the kids that I ended up making three batches. Lauren made another one after I left for the Cape. So...
by Helen Kain | Jan 13, 2021 | Breakfast, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
Our virtual baking session just before Christmas produced more than Orange Chocolate Cake. My friend Leanne had assured me her recipe for biscotti was quick and easy, and she was right. We whipped it up in no time. Biscotti means “twice-baked” in Italian;...
